[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-160]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Solicitation of Written Scoping Comments

December 30, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 696-010.
    c. Date Filed: October 27, 1998.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: American Fork Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On American Fork Creek, near the City of American 
Fork, Utah County, Utah. The project affects about 28.8 acres of 
federal lands within the Uinta National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael B. Burke, Project Manager, 
PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97323, (503) 
813-6656.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Gaylord W. Hoisington, E-mail address 
[email protected], or telephone (202) 219-2756.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: February 26, 1999. All 
documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: David P. 
Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the 
Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the 
documents on that resource agency.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) a 29-foot 9-inch wide and 4.5-foot-
high reinforced concrete diversion dam; (2) a 6-foot-wide 6-foot-long 
intake; (3) a 6-foot-long 6-foot-wide manually operated sluice gate; 
(4) a 2-foot-long 2-foot-wide manually operated upstream sluice gate; 
(5) a 28-inch-diameter welded steel pipe flowline approximately 11,666-
foot-long which transitions into a 33-inch-diameter riveted steel 
penstock 253-foot-long that transitions into a 20-inch-diameter riveted 
steel penstock 61-foot-long; (6) an approximately 2,700-square-foot 
brick powerhouse containing one turbine generator unit with a rated 
capacity of 1,050 kilowatts; and (7) other appurtenances.
    m. Locations of Application: A copy of the application is available 
for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application 
may be viewed on web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in item h above.
    n. Scoping Process.
    The Commission intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) 
on the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy 
Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative 
environmental impacts and a reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
action.
    We are asking agencies, Indian tribes, non-governmental 
organizations, and individuals to help us identify the cope of 
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA, and to provide 
us with information that may be useful in preparing the EA.
    To help focus comments on the environmental issues, a scoping 
document outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will soon be 
mailed to those on the mailing list for the project. Those not on the 
mailing list may request a copy of the scoping document from the 
project coordinator, whose telephone number is listed in item i above. 
A copy of the scoping document may also be viewed or printed by 
accessing the Commission's WebSite on the Internet at www.ferc.fed.us. 
For assistance, users can call (202) 208-2222.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-160 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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